Kurt Cobain 1969 Fender Competition Mustang
- Maker
- Kurt Cobain (Nirvana)
- Year
- 1969
- Rank
- 22 of 100
Kurt Cobain 1969 Fender Competition Mustang
Kurt Cobain 1969 Fender Competition Mustang by Kurt Cobain (Nirvana) (1969) is ranked 22 in the FLOAT 100 for Memorabilia. It sold for $4,500,000 on 22 May 2022. Cobain's most-associated electric guitar, tied to Nirvana's defining song.
What is it, and why is it in the FLOAT 100?
Cobain's most-associated electric guitar, tied to Nirvana's defining song.
Lake Placid Blue Fender Mustang seen in the 'Smells Like Teen Spirit' video; bought by the Jim Irsay Collection
What is the best-sourced number for it?
- Figure
- $4,500,000
- Kind
- Realized at auction
- Date
- 22 May 2022
Julien's Auctions. ~$4.5M.
This is a realized sale. Somebody paid it. Source.
How this is made
- The figure
- One reference price, taken from a named public source and shown with its own kind. FLOAT does not average it with anything or adjust it for time.
- Realized or not
- A realized price is a completed sale. A market asking price and a price-guide value are not sales, and are labeled as such wherever they appear.
- Why no grade ladder
- Most FLOAT 100 entries are individual objects. There is one of this, so there is no population and no spread across grades to show.
- Archive
- 2026-08-08